second chamber

noun

1. the upper house of a bicameral legislative assembly

Example Sentences

It also said the party was committed to replacing the House of Lords with "an alternative second chamber that is more representative of the regions and nations".

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If she had taken up a seat in the House of Lords, the author would most likely have been given the title of Baroness Rowling - and if she found the time to attend sessions, she would have a say in the work of Parliament's second chamber, considering draft laws and potentially participating in select committees.

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He said it was “indefeasible for people to sit in our legislature as an act of birth” and it was “important that our second chamber represents modern Britain”.

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Sir Keir previously described the second chamber as "undemocratic" and "indefensible".

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In opposition, Labour had said it favoured replacing the Lords with an elected second chamber called the Assembly of the Nations and Regions, external - but that will not happen before the next election.

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